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===Example=== | |||
<source lang="php"> | |||
//Retrieve file details from uploaded file, sent from upload form | |||
$file = JRequest::getVar('upload_file', null, 'files', 'array'); | |||
//Import filesystem libraries. Perhaps not necessary, but does not hurt | |||
jimport('joomla.filesystem.file'); | |||
//Clean up filename to get rid of strange characters like spaces etc | |||
$filename = JFile::makeSafe($file['name']); | |||
</source> | |||
<CodeExamplesForm /> | <CodeExamplesForm /> | ||
<dpl> | <dpl> | ||
Revision as of 09:02, 1 July 2012
JFile::makeSafe
Description
Makes file name safe to use.
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public static function makeSafe ($file)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| $file | string | The name of the file [not full path] |
- Returns string The sanitised string
- Defined on line 60 of libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php
- Since

See also
JFile::makeSafe source code on BitBucket
Class JFile
Subpackage Filesystem- Other versions of JFile::makeSafe
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User contributed notes
Example
//Retrieve file details from uploaded file, sent from upload form
$file = JRequest::getVar('upload_file', null, 'files', 'array');
//Import filesystem libraries. Perhaps not necessary, but does not hurt
jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
//Clean up filename to get rid of strange characters like spaces etc
$filename = JFile::makeSafe($file['name']);
<CodeExamplesForm />